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Business phrases
some phrases used in conversations in the business world.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 9 to 5 job | to have a routine job |
| collaborate on | to work together with someone on something |
| start from scratch | to restart from the beginning |
| set a deadline | to set a finish date for a task |
| give the green light | to approve a project |
| be behind schedule | not to meet a deadline |
| be ahead of schedule | earlier than planned |
| catch up | to complete something you should have done earlier |
| stay on budget | to spend the money you originally planned for |
| go over budget | to spend more than you had originally planned for. e.g. I'm afraid we may need to go over budget! |
| sign off on something | to approve something |
| be ahead of the curve | faster about doing something than other people |
| a ballpark figure | a rough estimate |
| kick off | start |
| look at the big picture | to concentrate on the general ideas more than in the details |
| play by the book | to follow the stablished rules |
| call it a day | to finish what you are doing |
| touch base with | to talk to someone for a short time about to find out what they think about something |
| word of mouth | passing of information from person to person |
| let go | fired |
| back to square one | to go back to the beginning after a failed attempt. After a while, we decided we had to go back to square one. |
| cut-throat | very intense, aggressive competition. The Obama care plan is a cut-throat business for insurers. |
| easy come, easy go | something that is gained easily and lost easily as well. We have to be really cautious, this may be an easy-come, easy-go project. |
| game plan | a strategy for achieving success. Let's figure out the game plan for this project. |
| get down to business | to stop small talk and discuss business topics. Stop the abstractions and let's get down to business. |
| get something off the ground | to start something. My dear team we definitely need to get the project off the ground. |
| go the extra mile | to do more than expected. She's fantastic, she usually goes the extra mile. |
| Hands are tight | not being free to behave the way you would like. We really would like to go through that, but our hands are tight. |
| in a nutshell | using as few words as possible. In a nutshell, it would be great for us to work with you. |
| in full swing | at a stage when the level of activity is the highest. Our medical centers' operations are in full swing. |
| in the driver's seat | to be in charge |
| keep one's eyes on the ball | to give something one's full attention |
| learn the ropes | learn the basics |
| long shot | something that has a low probability of happening |
| no-brainer | something that is really easy to choose |
| no strings attached | something given without demands |
| not going to fly | something that isn't expected to work out |
| on the same page | to be in agreement about something |
| out in the open | something that is public knowledge and not secret anymore |
| to raise the bar | to set expectations or standards higher |
| rock the boat | To do or set something that will upset people or cause problems |
| safe bet | something that is certain to happen |
| to be in the same boat | to be in the same difficult situation as someone else |
| to stand one's ground | to not change one's opinion or position |
| talk someone into something | to convince someone to do something |
| talk someone out of something | to convince someone not to do something |
| to be up in the air | something that is undecided or uncertain |
| a drop in the ocean | a very small part of insignificant amount of something big |
| pull yourself together | calm down and act normally |
| step up your game | start performing better |
| straight to the point | directly |
| hear (something) on the grapevine | learn about something informally |
| to get the wrong end of the stick | To misinterpret / misunderstand something |
| cannot make head not tail of (something/someone) | not being able to understand someone or something |
| talk/be at cross purposes | misunderstand what others are trying to do/referring to |
| beat abound/around the bush | to avoid answering a question/commenting on an uncomfortable issue |
| straight from the horse's mouth | directly from the source |
| talking to a brick wall | talking to someone who does not listen |
| keep someone in the loop | provide someone with enough information |
| to be on the same wavelength | to agree or to share the same interests |
| to go back to the drawing board | to start again from the beginning with a new idea |
| to cut corners | to do something without paying much attention to detail |
| drill down into | to explore something in depth |
| as of yet | at the moment |
| to cut to the chase | get to the point without wasting time |
| to get the ball rolling | get started |
| to streamline something | to simplify a process |
| to expedite | to speed-up |
| down the line | in the future |
| pull strings | to use one's influence |
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